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ERIC Number: EJ597245
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-2194
Comparison of Students Classified as LD Who Petitioned for or Fulfilled the College Foreign Language Requirement.
Sparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois; Ganschow, Leonore; Javorsky, James
Journal of Learning Disabilities, v32 n6 p553-65 Nov-Dec 1999
A comparison of 46 college students with learning disabilities (LD) who received permission to waive a foreign language (FL) requirement with 21 students with LD who fulfilled the requirement found that more students who had petitioned had a 1.0 standard deviation discrepancy between IQ and achievement and were referred only for FL learning problems and not LD. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Graduation Requirements, Higher Education, Intelligence Differences, Learning Disabilities, Second Language Programs, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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